Posts Tagged ‘Malware’

CastleCops.com Closes it’s Doors

Author admin on January 2nd, 2009

CastleCops.com has long been one of themost important forums for information about spammers, phishing, malware, spyware and scumware. The crew there has been on top of every new form or attack and it was one of the best places to go to keep up on the securty. Unfortunately this messahe appeared on the site a few days before Christmas…

Greetings Folks,

You have arrived at the CastleCops website, which is currently offline. It has been our pleasure to investigate online crime and volunteer with our virtual family to assist with your computer needs and make the Internet a safer place. Unfortunately, all things come to an end. Keep up the good fight folks, for the spirit of this community lies within each of us. We are empowered to improve the safety and security of the Internet in our own way. Let us feel blessed for the impact we made and the relationships created.

With respect to the server marathon, by March 17 2009 CastleCops will refund contributions made through PayPal that were specifically designated for servers. Unfortunately, server donations made via check cannot be returned because we do not have the addresses for the donating entity. Unless instructed otherwise, CastleCops will re-allocate these funds as a donation to the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC.org). This organization sponsored our hosting environment for approximately the past 2 years. Please contact us [cc at laudanski dot com] before March 17, 2009, if you would like a return of your server marathon donation. Otherwise, we would like to thank the ISC for their unfettered support.

We thank everyone in creating our unique footprint and memories in time.

Love, Best Wishes and Happy Holidays, CastleCops
PST 23 Dec 2008

It’s a shame that the owners of the site didn’t give any warning to allow some of us to make backups of important threads and discussions we had been active in. Even more of a shame is that the security community has lost one of the greatest sites available for free.

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Malware Alert - BKDR_IRCBOT.BGY

Author admin on June 18th, 2008

Malware type: Backdoor
Aliases: Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.djh (Kaspersky),
In the wild: Yes
Destructive: No
Language: English
Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003
Encrypted: No

Malware Overview

This backdoor may be dropped by other malware. It may be downloaded from remote site(s) by other malware. It may be downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web site(s).

It drops copy(ies) of itself.

Upon execution, it displays a fake message box to trick users into thinking that the malware did not execute.

It creates registry entry(ies) to enable its automatic execution at every system startup.

It opens a random port to allow a remote user to connect to the affected system. Once a successful connection is established, the remote user executes certain commands on the affected system. This routine effectively compromises the affected system.

Details : BKDR_IRCBOT.BGY Details
Removal : BKDR_IRCBOT.BGY Removal

Alert Issued on Jun. 7, 2008 1:57:54 PM GMT -0800 by Trend Micro

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CleanPCZone Mission

Author admin on February 3rd, 2006

Clean PC Zone was designed to keep PC users advised of the newest threats to their computers. We provide updates about Viruses, Trojans, Spyware, Worms, Malware, Adware, Rootkits and general defensive computing tactics.

Our goal is to keep internet PC users up to date on the best Anti-Virus and other threat detection software to promote a safer online experience for everyone.

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